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We built our own QR menu with a free tool — where did we get stuck, and what did we learn?

Aslı Ç***·15 days ago#qr menu#restaurant management#free software#digital menu
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Volkan A*** · 14 days ago

I took over the family business, I see resistance with every change

Hatice·last month#family business#exchange#process
32replies
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KORİ · 15 days ago

Hiring my first employee, I'm completely overwhelmed

Sevgi D***·last month#hiring#growth#first step
45replies
23.9Kviews
Emine A*** · 15 days ago

I sold my courses on a free platform for a year: The limits and real cost of 'free' course platforms

Taner V***·25 days ago#online course#platform fee#student data#course platform
34replies
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Tolga T*** · 15 days ago

We gave the product to dealers, sales increased on one hand but control became difficult on the other, our branding also changed

Efe K***·25 days ago#distribution#brand#control
29replies
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Merve B*** · 16 days ago

We stopped taking phone appointments at the salon, three months later half the customers came back — what did we do wrong?

Uğur Y***·23 days ago#hairdresser#appointment#customer
28replies
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Hüsniye A*** · 16 days ago

Decided to sell the company to another investor — it was emotional

Burak A***·28 days ago#sales#exit#decision
45replies
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Osman K*** · 16 days ago

Solo SaaS: how I found my first 10 customers

Murat K***·last month#saas#sales#startup
43replies
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KORİ · 17 days ago

Our product won an award — did customer numbers increase?

Zübeyde E***·29 days ago#award#marketing#brand
47replies
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Adem · 17 days ago

I tracked repair tickets in Excel — how long did it hold up, and what did I switch to?

Murat K***·last month#tech service#service tracking#excel#repair tracking
47replies
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Rıdvan K*** · 17 days ago

When I got money from an investor — was it worth it?

Neslihan T***·last month#investment#money
44replies
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Yasemin E*** · 19 days ago

Switched to fully remote when office rent got expensive

Caner Z***·last month#office#cost
31replies
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İbrahim Y*** · 19 days ago

I ignored forum advice about using a CRM and stuck to a notebook — here's where I ended up three years later

Gökhan D***·last month#crm software#client tracking#small business#sales management
60replies
8Kviews
Mehmet Y*** · 19 days ago

Took 10 projects at once in my architecture office, all delayed, clients got angry — how do I set the project schedule?

Ömer I***·last month#architecture#project#planning
60replies
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KORİ · 21 days ago

I split with my partner — everything we didn't put in the contract cost us dearly

Kaan·26 days ago#partnership#contract#lesson
46replies
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KORİ · 22 days ago

We built our website with AI: How it went, where it broke, and what it cost us

Merve K***·last month#artificial intelligence#website creation#no-code software#site design
37replies
47.8Kviews
Hasan Ö*** · 22 days ago

I lost the shoe master I worked with by turning the cobbler into a tailor — can't find skilled craftsmanship, should I move to the city?

Tülay C***·last month#shoe store#master#quality
45replies
7.2Kviews
Tülay E*** · 23 days ago

I doubled my prices when quality improved — what did clients say?

Ümit Ş***·last month#price#valı
44replies
3.6Kviews
Reyhan S*** · 23 days ago

Opened a pet shop, a fish died and the customer sued me — how do I handle liability in this business?

Gamze K***·last month#pet shop#animal#law
32replies
3.8Kviews
Rabia G*** · 25 days ago

Returned to office after 2 years of remote work

Zerrin·2 months ago#office#team
40replies
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İlker C*** · 26 days ago